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Border Watch: Drugs stashed in motorized scooter, exchange houses face new federal mandate
In this week's Texas Border Watch, exchange houses are facing a battle, the DoD gives insight into military border operations ...
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New Chief Takes Helm at Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector
Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector has a new permanent leader. Joel Martinez, who served as the acting head since March, was officially sworn in as chief patrol agent of the sector during a ...
The Washington Post16d
Trump’s military border surge takes shape along U.S.-Mexico frontier
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Zamora and his fellow soldiers stood alongside their 20-ton Stryker combat vehicle overlooking a labyrinth of dusty trails and cliffs, an ...
The Press17d
Hunt for Ford Transit Tipper van after thefts in Ryedale
Police are searching for a van in the wake of a series of thefts in North Yorkshire. Officers said they are investigating a spate of thefts in the Ryedale area, and want to learn more about a ...
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Border Patrol Arrest Claims From Bakersfield Raid Don't Match Records
On January 7th, a day after President Trump’s 2024 election win was ratified by Congress, Gregory Bovino, the head of Border Patrol’s El Centro sector near San Diego, California, decided to send his ...
Times of San Diego17d
Border Patrol chief offered misleading details on Kern County raid
It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named James Lee was parked in the shade next to a 30-foot fence in Calexico. The windows of his SUV were rolled up, the engine making that noise ...
AZFamily18d
Chinese immigrant dies at Border Patrol facility in Yuma
The American Lung Association found the Phoenix metro area was the fourth-worst area in the country in terms of ozone air pollution. Surprise police say Steven Velder and Ryan Slocum were arrested ...
CBC.ca18d
No new trials for men convicted of human smuggling in death of family at Manitoba-U.S. border: judge
He said the failure of prosecutors until late in the trial to disclose a prior disciplinary action against a Border Patrol agent who testified, while troubling, had a minimal impact on the overall ...
valleycentral18d
Border Patrol breaks up smuggling attempt in Alamogordo
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Border Patrol agents working the checkpoint outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico, broke up an alleged migrant smuggling scheme last week, a Customs and Border Protection ...
East Bay Times18d
Border Patrol said it targeted known criminals in one California county. But it had no record on 77 of 78 arrestees
It was quiet on the border. A Border Patrol agent named James Lee was parked in the shade next to a 30-foot fence in Calexico. The windows of his SUV were rolled up, the engine making that noise ...
U.S. News & World Report18d
Waiver Allows Trump Administration to Bypass Environmental Rules to Build More Border Walls
Waiver Allows Trump Administration to Bypass Environmental Rules to Build More Border Walls SAN DIEGO (AP) — A waiver issued Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows the ...